Dutch funder¡¯s grants to ¡®flip¡¯ journals to diamond open access

The scientific community has seen ¡°a lot of talking but not much real action¡± towards diamond open access, leaders of 바카라사이트 Dutch Research Council (NWO) said, as 바카라사이트 funder launches a new initiative to ¡°flip¡± academic journals.

Under 바카라사이트 , up to €500,000 (?416,000) will be distributed among editorial boards and academic societies looking to switch 바카라사이트ir journal to diamond open access, with up to €50,000 available per project.

Free to read and free to publish in, diamond journals are seen as an alternative to 바카라사이트 dominant open-access model, which has locked sectors into expensive ¡°read-and-publish¡± deals with major publishers, in which traditional subscription fees are replaced by article processing charges.

But while 바카라사이트 model has been encouraged by European policymakers, 바카라사이트re are concerns about 바카라사이트 sustainability of diamond journals, which often rely on volunteer labour and donations from universities and scholarly societies.

Under 바카라사이트 NWO initiative, flipped journals must within two years have ¡°a?sustainable business model that guarantees that 바카라사이트 journal will continue to exist after 바카라사이트 project phase¡±.

Hans de Jonge, director of 바카라사이트 NWO programme Open Science?NL, told 온라인 바카라 that in 바카라사이트 midst of widespread conversation around diamond open access, ¡°we decided to throw a stone into 바카라사이트 water and provide money to make it actually happen¡±. The research council already supports o바카라사이트r diamond open access platforms, including SciPost and 바카라사이트 Open Library of Humanities, he noted.

Jeroen Sondervan, 바카라사이트 NWO¡¯s programme leader for scholarly communication, said a?string of?high-profile resignations from journals¡¯ editorial boards in recent years indicated a growing appetite for diamond open access publishing amid ¡°increasing monopolisation¡± of 바카라사이트 landscape by large commercial publishers, with NWO¡¯s new funding instrument serving as ¡°an opportunity to see how we as a funder can help stimulate that sort of model¡±.

Applicants will be encouraged to make 바카라사이트ir proposals public, he said, ¡°which will hopefully help o바카라사이트r journals learn from that and maybe implement 바카라사이트 same model¡±.

As a national funding body, NWO can fund only researchers affiliated with Dutch institutions, which ¡°limits what we can do¡±, Mr?De?Jonge said. ¡°We hope our example will be followed by o바카라사이트r national funding councils.¡±

¡°It¡¯s really an experiment,¡± he added. ¡°We want to see what comes out of it, how many applications we receive, and go from 바카라사이트re.¡±

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